Gwinnett College

When it comes to training in the field of medical assisting, Gwinnett Colleges & Institute has several options. All school campuses offer diploma programs, with the Lilburn, Marietta, and Sandy Springs campuses offering medical assisting associate degree programs as well.

Regardless of the credential, the core curriculum focuses on the medical assisting skills and training you will need to seek entry-level employment in physicians’ offices, clinics, hospitals, and other medical settings.

In your training, you will take a variety of courses related to both the front and back office functions. The medical assisting externship component provides the opportunity to put into practice the skills you’ve learned in an actual medical setting working with actual patients.

To ensure a well-rounded medical assisting graduate, some programs may include training in medical insurance and coding, medical transcription, and bookkeeping as it relates to the medical office. Degree programs contain general education courses that are designed to expand your knowledge base and provide a solid educational experience.

The following are just a few of the skills taught in the programs:

• Measuring vital signs
• Patient preparation for medical examinations
• Updating patients’ charts
• Interaction communications with physicians and other medical professionals
• Preparing examination rooms
• Performing triage functions with patients
• Performing laboratory tests
• Performing phlebotomy procedures

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Gwinnett College’s medical office administration diploma program is designed for students seeking to train for an entry-level career in a medical office assistant environment.

The program includes training in general office skills, computer skills, medical office procedures, and medical insurance and coding procedures.

During the externship component of the program, you will apply the skills learned during your classroom training in actual medical settings.

Topics within the medical office administration program include the following:

• Medical bookkeeping
• Office procedures
• Medical insurance and coding
• Medical office management
• Medical laboratory procedures
• Medical law and ethics

Graduates of this program will be qualified for a variety of front-office positions in the medical field including medical assistant, patient account clerks, medical billers, office administrators, and medical records specialists.

Lilburn Business-Associate of Science Degree-Medical Office Administration Concentration

The Business-Associate of Science Degree-Medical Office Administration Concentration program at the Lilburn campus is designed to provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to function in the ever-changing business world. You’ll complete selected core curriculum courses that focus on general business and business technology.

After your education, you can seek entry-level positions for medical office administrators, billers and coders, patient intake representatives, medical records clerks, and accounting specialists.

Gwinnett Colleges & Institute’s medical billing and coding programs will provide you with the opportunity to learn insurance coding and processing, medical administrative procedures, and the regulatory requirements in the healthcare delivery system.

General education courses are designed to provide a rounded educational experience and encourage lifelong learning. The medical billing and coding degree program provides additional training in coding from the operative report and ICD-10 CM coding for long-term care.

The core medical billing and coding training will include the following topics.

• Billing basics
• ICD-10 coding
• CPT/HCPCS coding
• Advanced clinical coding
• Inpatient coding
• Coding from operative reports
• Health information technology

School externships provide the opportunity to apply the medical billing and coding skills learned in the classroom in actual medical settings.

Upon completion of your training, you will be able to seek entry-level career opportunities for medical billers and coders in hospitals, clinics, physician offices, health insurance companies, and third-party administrator companies.

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